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| HER Number: | MDV120209 |
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| Name: | Leat and culvert in Newpark Wood |
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Summary
Stone constructed and lined channel and culvert, directing stream to mine workings. Recorded in the 1996 woodland survey.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 595 610 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Cornwood |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CORNWOOD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CULVERT (Constructed, Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD? (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
- LEAT (Constructed, Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD? (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Berry, N. + Simmonds, T., 1996, An Archaeological Survey of Boro Wood (SX7571), Erme Wood (SX6357), Wistmans Wood (SX6177) and Newpark Waste (SX5961), 32, NW21 (Report - Survey). SDV360518.
SX5962 6094 - Leat and culvert.
Stone constructed and lined channel and culvert, directing stream into mine workings. Runs under the north-north-east boundary of Newpark Wood; 0.8 metres deep and 0.8 metres wide in channel 8.0 metres long, then under culvert for 10.0 metres and out and down into largest of two mined hollows in north of Newpark Wood.
Ordnance Survey, 2017, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359962.
Leat shown on modern mapping running roughly east-west.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV359962 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2017. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #79452 ] |
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| SDV360518 | Report - Survey: Berry, N. + Simmonds, T.. 1996. An Archaeological Survey of Boro Wood (SX7571), Erme Wood (SX6357), Wistmans Wood (SX6177) and Newpark Waste (SX5961). Dartmoor National Park Authority Report. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. 32, NW21. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV120208 | Related to: Channel and culvert in Newpark Wood (Monument) |
| MDV120207 | Related to: Leat in Newpark Wood (Monument) |
| MDV120210 | Related to: Pond north of Newpark Wood (Monument) |
| MDV15368 | Related to: Tin streamworking in Newpark Wood (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7444 - Survey of Newpark Waste and Boro, Erme and Wistmans Woods
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 22 2022 10:00AM |
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